Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative

Preliminary laboratory results for a patient in Kenya suspected of having Ebola have tested negative, according to the governor of the county where the individual is receiving treatment. The announcement followed reports that Kenya had recorded its first-ever suspected case involving a citizen who traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The case had initially raised public health concerns in the region given the history of outbreaks in neighboring countries, but the latest findings indicate the patient does not have the virus.